Broomstick Ledges

Gracie & New England Trail

8.9 mi · ▲ 620 ft · 3 hr 17 min

Gracie & New England Trail is an 8.9-mile out-and-back in Broomstick Ledges near North Guilford, CT. It climbs 620 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi180 – 538 ft10.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 41.37101, -72.70395
Nearest town North Guilford, CT

Directions

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Gracie & New England Trail

8.9 mi · ▲ 620 ft · 3 hr 17 min

Elevation 182–540 ft

Out & Back · Broomstick Ledges

Trailhead: connector · 41.37101, -72.70395

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftBear left onto Race Hill Road, heading E.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left onto New England Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.7 miSharp left, heading N.
  5. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Goat Lot Road, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 0.6 miBear left onto New England Trail, heading N.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Rockland Road, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading NE.
  11. 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Gracie, heading N.
  13. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  14. 150 ftSharp right onto Bee Line, heading N.
  15. 50 ftReach New England Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  17. 150 ftBear left onto Gracie, heading N.
  18. 250 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading NE.
  19. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  21. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Rockland Road, heading E.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left onto New England Trail, heading S.
  23. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  24. 0.6 miTurn right onto Goat Lot Road, heading W.
  25. 0.2 miTurn left onto New England Trail, heading NE.
  26. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  27. 250 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  28. 0.7 miTurn right onto Race Hill Road, heading S.
  29. 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  30. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

84% dirt16% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~83 min). Leave by 5:11 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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